Coat-hanger.



S. W. BONSALL.

GOAT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28,1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SEYMOUR W. BONSALL, ()FNEW. YORK, Y.

COAT-HANGER.

Specification of LettersPatent. Original application filed April 29, 1908, Serial No. 480,019. Divided and latented May 4, 1909. this application filed ma as, v2120c.

Serial No. 436,384. 1

My invention comprises an improved portable coat-folding hanger, whereby mens coats may be properly suspended as folded with shoulders touching. 'By the use of this form of hanger, the coats may be acconb modated, while suspended in a row and in contact, within a narrower space than would otherwise be possible. p,

The invention is illustrated in a preferred form in the accompanying drawings.

wherein-- F1 ure 1 is a perspectlve view of a modi- .fied orm of my device, showing the mode of use of my coat-folding hanger, Fig. 2 is a side view of a portion of the coat-folding hanger in folding position, Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the plane ab of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 l

is an elevation of the hanger joint showing a preferred mode of hanging the same on the suspension bar shown in section, and Fig. 5 is a top view of the preferred alining device together with the hanger hook, show ing their relative positions when a coat is sus ended. h

have shown my improved hanger in Fig. 1 as used with one form of improved sa esmans trunk shown in my pending apipli cation for improvement in trunks, April 29th, .1908, Serial No. 430,019, of W ich this application is a division. It is to be understoo however, that the improved hanger hereinafter claimed maybe used in any suitable location without departing from my present invention.

In Fi 1 of the accom anying drawings, a trunk iody 1 is provide( with a suspension bar '2 having legs 3 passing through suitable guides 4 in the interior of the trunk, which egs are attached to s rings, 5, which exert,

atendency to lift the ar 2 and the legs 3.

ed to support a mans'; coat either in the usual open osition shown'in dotted lines on the left in ig. 1, or in the folded position as I trunk construction above described is fully set forth in my aforesaid earlier application for patent and need not be elaboratedhere.

Y in, its preferred form,- the hanger consists of two arms 6, pivoted to a common head 7, at such a distance 2. art that, when the arms are turned parallel each to the other, as shown inFig. 5, there will be enough space between them to accommodate the folds of a coat when in the folded position indicated on the right in Fig. 1. A suspension hook, 8, isattached to the head 7.

I prefer to provide the head 7 with a middle rib, 9, so placed that, when the arms 6 are brought into parallel position, they bear against the sides of said rib. I also prefer to shape the ends of the arms 6, as shown, so that, when extended (as in Fig. 4) these ends shall abut against the opposite sides of the rib 9, thus holding them 1n line and preventing their swinging toward each other on the wrong side of the head.

In Fig. 4 is shown the preferred form of the spaces at each side of the head 7, wherein the arms 6 are pivoted and in which they swing. It will be seen that the top and bottom of'each of these spaces is inclined upward toward the back and that the pivots on which the arms 6 swing, shown in dotted lines at 10 are corres ondingly inclined. Owing to this preferre construction, the arms when in parallel position, (as in Figs. .2 and 3) will support the folded coat without any tendency to swing apart, while, on the rated, the weight of the coat will tend to bring them into the 0 en position shown on the left in Fig. 3, an thereafter this gravitative' action will act to keep the arms in line and prevent all tendency toward accidental folding movement.

In using the coat-folding hangers with external supporting means I prefer to make the hooks 8 revolublein the heads 7 to facilitate the operation hereinafter described. The external supporting means preferred will be a suspension bar substantially equivalent to that shown at 2 in Fig. 1, although My improved coat-folding hanger is adaptthis is not indispensable to the use of my improved hangers. When so used, the top of each hook 8 should fit snugly over the sus ension bar,and the hangers should norma y take the position of the right hand hangerin Fig. 1, so that the folded coats lie snugly against each other in a row, suspendother hand, as soon as these arms are sepas bar.

, ed from the bar 2, and preferably so that the individual ,hangers can be slid along said bar, although this is not essential. It is obvious that, byhanging, the coats thus s-folded they can be accommodated within a narrower space than when'hung' open as formerly. To facilitate securing-the coat in place, the suspending hook may-be slipped through-the usual tape provided .atthe collar, or other means for this purpose may be provided. When coats are thus hung, it is obvious thatany one of them may be separately unfolded. without removing a the hanger from-its su port, .and may be exhibited without distur mg any coat not wanted-.-

Owing to the construction oft-he head 7 and the preferred arrangementof pivots 10, the

coats'will be held open automatically.

In order to secure greater regularity and 2 certainty of action in carrying out the 0 eration above described, I prefer to com ine the elements above set out with alining means whereby each. hook 8 may be kept substantially-at right angles to the suspensionbar 5.

2 A separate means may-be rovided for each hook. n I also prefer to ma re the alim'ng devices'capable of sliding along a suspension In the preferred form shown, each alining device consists of a wire'clip 11, bent '30 over and sliding easily upon the suspension bar 2', 'so as to be easily removable therefrom. At the two ends-of each clip,lo.ops or openings 12 are provided, and these are placed in a line crossing. the bar 2. When the I hook'8 is hung, upon thebar 2, its tip passes through the openings or loops 12 (see Figs. 4

' and 5) and the hook is thus kept in proper linewith respect to the'suspension bar 5.

'By this means is corrected all tendency of 40 the hanger with its-hook to swing or .tilt, to hang 'crookedly or otherwise ive trouble when it is desired to fold or unfo d any given garment, and'the operations above described may be carried out with ease, ralpidity and certainty; At the same time t ere is no interferencewith the process of putting on and taking off-the hangers. I

It is obvious that the hangers and 'alin'mg devices'may be made and sold together as 0 separate articlesof manufacture and may be attached to. suspension barsor their equivalents already in place.

Various changes may be made inmy invention without departing from the see e of my. claims and 'I'do not limit myself tothe WhatIclaim details herein shown and described.

1, A coat folding hanger comprising a relatively narrow head, a pair of arms considerably longer th'an'the width of said head, *pivoted to opposite sides of said head in. such a position as to beadapted to come together in the same plane behind the head, with sufficient space between them to accommodate the folds at the neck of a-folded coat,'and

titionso as to be held in line by it, and means for suspending said head and arms, substantially as described.

4., A coat-folding hanger comprising a head and a pair of arms turning on pivots iixedin said head, said pivots being inclined 'to thehorizontal when said headis in normal position, substantially as described.

5. A coat-folding hanger comprising a head having side spaces cut therein at an angle to the horizontal plane, a pair of armspiv oted within said spaces and a suspending means attached to said head, substantially as described.

6. A coat folding hanger comprising a head having side spaces cut therein at an angle to the horizontal plane, a pair of arms pivoted within said spaces and spaced apart to accommodate thefolds of a folded coat between them, and a sus ending means attached to said head, su stantially as described.

' 7. As an article of manufacture, a coatfolding hanger adapted for attachment to a suspension bar 'comprising an alining device adapted to engage such bar and a foldable coat supporting means adapted to engage said alinmg device and said suspension ar, substantially as described.

8. As an article of manufacture, a coatfolding hanger adapted for attachment to a suspension bar comprising a bent metal clip adapted toembrace the bar and having openings at its ends and a foldable coat sup porting means having a hook adapted to hang over said bar and pass through said openings in' said alining device, substantially'as described.

9. A coat-folding hanger comprising a head, a pair of arms pivoted thereto and so placed as to accommodate the folds of a folded coat between them when brought substantially parallel, means on said head for limiting the swing of each arm in one direction, and means for suspending said head and arms, substantially as described.

. SEYMOUR W. BONSALL. Witnesses:

HOWARD C. ODELL, H. L. STEWART. 

